Hunter v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Franklin Circuit Court, Ozark District. Jephtha H. Evans, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The defendant, John Hunter, was indicted, tried and convicted in the Franklin circuit court, Ozark district, for “selling liquor without license,” and appeals to this court. There are what purport to be two bills of exception in the case, one certified by the circuit judge and the other by bystanders.
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Appeal from Franklin Circuit Court, Ozark District. Jephtha H. Evans, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The defendant, John Hunter, was indicted, tried and convicted in the Franklin circuit court, Ozark district, for “selling liquor without license,” and appeals to this court. There are what purport to be two bills of exception in the case, one certified by the circuit judge and the other by bystanders. But for the purposes of this decision there is no very great difference between them. The substantial facts are that the defendant desired to purchase a less quantity of whisky than the distiller…
1Opinion of the Court
Bunn, C. J.,
(after stating the facts). It was settled by this court, in the case of Foster v. State, 45 Ark. 361, that “when a party, with the money of a minor, purchases liquor for him, he is not only an agent of the minor for the purchase, which is not punishable, but he is also an aider and procurer of the sale, and therefore punishable as a principal in violating the statute inhibiting sales to minors. In misdemeanors, all persons who procure, participate in, or assent to the commission of a crime are regarded as principals, and indictable as such.” It was contended by defendant’s counsel…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Young v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1885
3Cited by9 opinions
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